A little story about Bass Central

A while ago, I ordered a Musicman Sterling from Bass Central. I put down a 200$ deposit and intended to pay it off in January with my refund check from college. After a little deliberation I changed my mind about the Sterling. I decided two things. A)I need a five string, and B)I don't need to spend quite that much on a bass. I decided I would go for the MTD Heir, but the problem was I didn't want to lose my deposit on the Musicman. I dropped them an e-mail, and told them my situation. Beaver and the guys over at BC were more than willing to work it out. They cancelled my order, credited the 200 dollars to my account and gave me a fantastic quote on the MTD Heir 5 I plan to purchase mid-January. I was so impressed with this because I didn't lose my deposit. Another thing, I've never actually bought anything from Bass Central before. I'm actually just a potential customer and their service was top-notch. I'm in no way affiliated with Bass Central, I'm just a happy customer. I can't wait until I can get my Heir in January.

Come on!! we all know this is really Gard under a fictitious name!!!!
seriously- thats is great- good to hear, coming form the mouth of a friendly competitior- im sure they will appreciate this- i know i really do when i get positive feedback on my biz- congrats and kudos to BC for taking care of biz--- Adrian Garcia - www.access-bass.com

I recently made a deal with Beaver to buy a new Stingray 5. He quoted me a great price and terms. Gard was involved later on with working through some computer trouble that was fouling up the credit card payments. Both Beaver and Gard went way out of their way to help me. I was on the phone talking to Gard and Beaver called me to make sure everything was cool!

I also have no interest in Bass Central except as a very satisfied customer. Great store, great service and great deals. I only wish I lived close to the store!

I bought a Spector from Beaver on a whim about 4 years ago. This started a very sick cycle of me spending way too much $ at BC. Everytime I call, I get full attention from whoever picks up the phone. After about 8 basses, many effects and strings, amps and cabs, I'm always ready to recommend the store. Rock on BC!!!!!!!

The guys who work at Bass Central (we can include Gard in that, but I have my doubts about how hard he works) are all wonderful guys... I've never had a problem when I have called 'em. In fact, i am waiting patiently for the Gard-ed one to call me and let me know that my new bass is on it's way to me!

Not to be redundant - I've had the same expereinces with these guys as well. Regardless of whether I had purchased from them before I had always gotten 1-1 attention when I called. I did recently purchase an SWR amp at a very good price (thanks BC!) and received excellent service. The down side is of course that I want to buy more and more..... and they make it toooooo easy.....

You can't say enough about Bass Central and the guys who work there. I was in Orlando at a convention, had an afternoon off and went there. Wow what a store!!! Everything top of the line! The guys who work there treated me really nicely. I'm a hack, but I was treated like I was Marcus Miller, Victor Wooten or Tony Levin. There was no pressure to buy, and I was able to play many high end basses with no hastle. Three months later, when it came time for a bass cab I needed, Mark helped me pick out the right one for my budget. I couldn't be happier. They help without the pushy sales tactics. I can't wait to buy more stuff from these guys. They've got me hooked. It's a good thing I'm busy at work and that it's a two hour drive for me or I'd be broke and divorced (maybe that's not half bad).

Next a nod to my St. Lucie County buds, Brendan the Ominous, Brad "BZZZzzzt-POP!", and...hey, izzat you Dr. Bob? Heck, we otta have a TB get-together down there! ...naw, we'll have one up here, more fun, more toys!!! (Seriously - start planning for Feburary, just post-NAMM! New toys and TBer's on a Sunday! )

pm - yeah, I did, the address is here in Orlando, right?

Bikeplate/Rob - It's not a rumor: You ARE constantly referred to as "BC's best customer" for good reason. Y'all, he's got the scary collection! I want your USA Bolt-On Spector...that thing is incredible!

...sheesh...can't answer each one, not enough hours in the day! Thanks for the kind words everyone! We appreciate it greatly - if it weren't for y'all calling us or stopping in, we wouldn't be here!

Got to agree! I ordered a Demeter VTBP-102S a few weeks ago from Gard. Later that night I got to reading some TB threads and a Bass Player Mag review and called BC the next morning to change the order to a Demeter HBP-1. Beaver handled the call that morning and said that it would be no problem and passed the message to Gard who called back ASAP. The initial order had already gone out so Gard arranged for a return with UPS and sent out the HBP-1 that day. No one at BC complained or said "make up your mind dummy!". They just wanted me to be a satisfied customer. Hey, and that kind of service pays off! I ordered an alembic F1-X this week from Gard! Keep up the great work! Good service does matter!

My SR5 arrived and was a wonderful bass in every respect except it weighed over 11 pounds. When I talked to Beaver and Gard while ordering the bass I failed to mention that I cannot handle heavy basses due to my back acting up. I called Beaver and he said to send it back and they will weigh the basses they have in stock and send me one that is lighter in weight.